What is "wp-admin-attack-htpasswd-file"

  • This file, “wp-admin-attack-htpasswd-file”, sits in my root folder and I want to delete if its not neccessary.

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  • It’s most likely the by-product of an effort to mitigate brute force attacks on /wp-admin at some point. If you didn’t place it there, contact your hosts support group and inquire about it.

    Thread Starter micvideo

    (@oceandigital)

    Thanks. My hosts does not make changes to my account without notifying me so its not theirs. I think it was created through a security plugin I may have installed at some point, I’m just not sure which one.

    Thread Starter micvideo

    (@oceandigital)

    I have deleted it with no ill effects so far. I’ll leave the forum open for anyone who can identify the file source for future reference.

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